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Celebrating Innovation: Professor Clara Mancini receives ACI Outstanding Career Impact Award
The 10th Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) conference, held at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, USA, became a milestone not only for its...
Ask the Expert: Generative AI at the OU – Thursday, 21 September- 12:00-13:00
Ask the Expert: Generative AI at the OU - Thursday, 21 September- 12:00-13:00 In this session we will first quickly give an overview of the...
BBC Co-Production: More Or Less returns
Starting on Wednesday 24 May, a new six-part OU/BBC series of More or Less will be aired on BBC Radio 4 at 9am. Tim Harford explains - and...
OU study could provide first ever timeline of Jupiter’s origins
A new study by an OU academic has provided a ground-breaking new insight into a huge Solar System event, the formation and migration of Jupiter. The...
Professor Theo Zamenopoulos’ Inaugural Lecture
The making of design creatives: Unlocking design capabilities to address societal challenges Date: Thursday 20 April 2023, 12:00 –...
Supporting students with dyslexia: an academic’s perspective
10% of the population are dyslexic. My name is Dr Anne Jay, and I am dyslexic. Dyslexia brings challenges that have a...
Congratulations to Lois Damptey
Lois Damptey, a GCRF funded PhD student at the school of Engineering and Innovation, under the supervision of Professor Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Prof...
Double award win for BBC/OU co-productions
Two programmes co-produced by The Open University and BBC have won accolades at this year’s Grierson Awards. The Green Planet: Tropical...
Ancient rivers increase chances of finding life at next Mars rover’s landing site
Rivers as wide as 600 metres once lay across the surface of Mars – according to new research from Birkbeck, University of London; The Open...
NASA’s JWST reveals an exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before
NASA’s JWST just scored another first: a molecular and chemical profile of a distant world’s skies secured by research from experts...
UK Space Agency extends funding for OU space imaging project
The UK Space Agency (UKSA) has signalled its commitment to OU space research by increasing its funding for a pioneering space imaging project by...
Professor Ray Ison’s book
According to research gate, Professor Ray Ison's book written for TU812/TB872 has reached 3,500 reads. Achieved...